Ruby Tuesday At Enfield Square Mall Closes Its Doors

ENFIELD — After more than 25 years, Ruby Tuesday in Enfield Square Mall closed on Sunday following a lease expiration, a restaurant spokesperson said in a written statement Tuesday morning.

"We appreciate the patronage of our customers over the last 26 years and our 22 dedicated employees at the restaurant," the spokesperson wrote. The restaurant initially opened at the mall in April 1990.

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A sign displayed in the restaurant's front and interior entrances on Monday read: "This Location is Closed. Sorry for Any Inconvenience," and directed restaurantgoers to Ruby Tuesday locations in Windsor Locks and Holyoke and Springfield, Mass.

The chain's exterior red lettering had also been removed, leaving the signage gray and faded.

Word of the closing spread Sunday night on the "Enfield CT Open Forum" Facebook group. The post was shared more than 45 times and had more than 150 comments from confused and disheartened locals — some who said they had eaten at Ruby Tuesday that same day.

An individual who answered the restaurant phone on Monday had declined to comment on the store's closing. Mall management did not respond to requests for comment Monday afternoon.

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The closing is another hit to the mall, which announced in January it was losing its Macy's and Macy's furniture and men's stores. Those spaces have yet to be filled.